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William Allen White Children’s Book Award 6 th -8 th Grade

William Allen White Children’s Book Award 6 th -8 th Grade. 2009-2010. Background. History: Established in 1952 Ruth Gagliardo Directed by Emporia State University Purpose: Honors William Allen White, a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist from Kansas

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William Allen White Children’s Book Award 6 th -8 th Grade

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  1. William Allen White Children’s Book Award6th-8th Grade 2009-2010

  2. Background • History: • Established in 1952 Ruth Gagliardo • Directed by Emporia State University • Purpose: • Honors William Allen White, a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist from Kansas • Encourages Kansas children to read and enjoy high quality literature • Distinction: • Thought to be the first book award program in the country decided by children

  3. Nominated Books • Must be published within the past year • Authors must be from the United States, Canada or Mexico • Text must be fiction, non-fiction or poetry • Selection committee chooses books for their originality, vitality, accuracy and sincerity

  4. Participation • Who: 3rd – 8th grade Kansas students • What: Read 2 nominated books • Where: Check them out at the library • When: Read all year long and be ready to vote by April 15th • Why: To select the 2009-10 winners!

  5. 2008-09 WAW Winner 3rd-5th Grade Clementine by Sara Pennypacker

  6. 2008-09 WAW Winner 6th-8th Grade Yellow Star by Jennifer Roy

  7. William Allen White Children’s Book Award6th-8th Grade Master list 2009-2010

  8. Billie Creekmore By Tracey Porter In 1905, ten-year-old Billy is taken from an orphanage to live with an aunt and uncle who were previously unknown to him. He enjoys his first taste of family life until his work in a coal mine and his involvement with a union bring trouble. He then joins a circus in hopes of finding his father.

  9. Cracker! The Best Dog in Viet Nam By Cynthia Kadohata A young soldier in Vietnam bonds with his bomb-sniffing dog. “The focus is on how Cracker uses her senses to help the team accomplish its goals, and on her physical bond with Rick, who understands Cracker's every movement.” Booklist 2-15-07

  10. Elephant Run* By Roland Smith Nick endures servitude, beatings, and more after his British father's plantation in Burma is invaded by the Japanese in 1941, and when his father and others are taken prisoner and Nick is stranded with his friend Mya, they plan a daring escape on elephants, risking their lives to save Nick's father and Mya's brother from a Japanese prisoner of war camp. *6th Grade Shelf

  11. Elijah Buxton* By Christopher Paul Curtis In 1859, eleven-year-old Elijah Freeman, the first free-born child in Buxton, Canada, a haven for slaves fleeing the American south, uses his wits and skills to try to bring to justice the lying preacher who stole money that was to be used to buy a family's freedom. *6th Grade Shelf

  12. From Emporia:The Story of William Allen White* By Beverley Olson Buller Biography of two-time Pulitzer Prize winner William Allen White. *6th Grade Shelf

  13. Iron Thunder:The Battle Between the Monitor & the Merrimac, A Civil War Novel By Avi Tom's job as an assistant to Captain John Ericsson, the inventor of the Monitor, makes him a target of Confederate spies.

  14. Leepike Ridge By Nathan D. Wilson While his widowed mother continues to search for him, eleven-year-old Tom, presumed dead after drifting away down a river, finds himself trapped in a series of underground caves with another survivor and a dog, and pursued by murderous treasure-hunters.

  15. Miss Spitfire:Reaching Helen Keller* By Sarah Miller At age twenty-one, partially-blind, lonely but spirited Annie Sullivan travels from Massachusetts to Alabama to try and teach six-year-old Helen Keller, deaf and blind since age two, self-discipline and communication skills. Includes historical notes and timeline. *6th Grade Shelf

  16. Night of the Howling Dogs By Graham Salisbury In 1975, eleven Boy Scouts, their leaders, and some new friends camping at Halape, Hawaii, find their survival skills put to the test when a massive earthquake strikes, followed by a tsunami.

  17. Schooled* By Gordon Korman Homeschooled by his hippie grandmother, Capricorn (Cap) Anderson has never watched television, tasted a pizza, or even heard of a wedgie. But when his grandmother lands in the hospital, Cap is forced to move in with a guidance counselor and attend the local middle school. While Cap knows a lot about tie-dyeing and Zen Buddhism, no education could prepare him for the politics of public school. *6th Grade Shelf

  18. William Allen White 1868-1944

  19. William Allen White Children’s Book Award6th-8th Grade 2009-2010

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